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City in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Trà Vinh Thành phố Trà Vinhព្រះត្រពាំង (Khmer)
City (Class-2)
Trà Vinh City
Trà Vinh is located in VietnamTrà VinhTrà Vinh
Coordinates: 9°56′N 106°21′E / 9.933°N 106.350°E / 9.933; 106.350
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceTrà Vinh
Area
 • City (Class-2)68.035 km (26.268 sq mi)
 • Urban138 km (53 sq mi)
Population
 • City (Class-2)160,310
 • Density2,400/km (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Trà Vinh City (Khmer: ព្រះត្រពាំង Preah Trapeang lit. 'Sacred pond') is the capital city of Trà Vinh province in Southern Vietnam.

Etymology

Trà Vang was an old name used for this area, a hinterland with a sparse population.

In 1825, the area of Trà Vinh was established by King Minh Mạng into Lạc Hóa district also known as chà-văng or chà-vinh.

In 1951, the name Vĩnh Trà appeared, a combination of Vĩnh from Vĩnh Long and Trà from Trà Vinh.

The name was changed again from Trà Vinh to Vĩnh Binh in 1957 with Phú Vinh as its capital city.

In 1976, Cửu Long province came to be by merging Vĩnh Long province and Trà Vinh.

The name Trà Vinh comes from the Khmer name of the area ព្រះត្រពាំង Preah Trapeang, which means Sacred pond or Buddha's pond. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Trà Vang and later Trà Vinh.

Location

It is located in the Mekong Delta region, which is in the Southern part of Vietnam. Under the Republic of Vietnam, it was the provincial capital of a province with a population of 51,535.

Government Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP 04/03/2010 established the city of Trà Vinh with an area of 6803.5 hectares and a population of 131,360 inhabitants and 10 administrative units.

On February 15, 2016, Trà Vinh City was classified as a level II city in Vietnam's cities classification system.

Trà Vinh had 1,286,000 inhabitants in 2019.

Administrative divisions

The area directly under the town consists of:

Climate

Climate data for Trà Vinh (Càng Long)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4)
34.8
(94.6)
36.3
(97.3)
37.0
(98.6)
37.7
(99.9)
35.3
(95.5)
34.8
(94.6)
34.6
(94.3)
34.9
(94.8)
34.5
(94.1)
34.3
(93.7)
34.4
(93.9)
37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.8
(87.4)
32.3
(90.1)
33.5
(92.3)
33.0
(91.4)
31.9
(89.4)
31.4
(88.5)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.7
(87.3)
29.9
(85.8)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
25.9
(78.6)
27.2
(81.0)
28.4
(83.1)
28.1
(82.6)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
23.9
(75.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
23.1
(73.6)
24.2
(75.5)
Record low °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
17.8
(64.0)
18.5
(65.3)
21.9
(71.4)
22.4
(72.3)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
21.4
(70.5)
19.6
(67.3)
17.2
(63.0)
17.0
(62.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.4
(0.25)
4.7
(0.19)
14.5
(0.57)
47.5
(1.87)
188.7
(7.43)
211.0
(8.31)
223.7
(8.81)
229.0
(9.02)
254.5
(10.02)
293.6
(11.56)
126.4
(4.98)
38.5
(1.52)
1,638.5
(64.53)
Average rainy days 1.3 0.7 1.3 4.7 17.2 19.5 21.5 21.4 22.1 20.2 10.4 5.6 145.9
Average relative humidity (%) 80.6 79.2 78.8 79.9 84.8 86.4 87.1 87.5 88.1 87.4 85.1 83.0 84.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 240.3 250.2 283.0 259.7 206.8 171.0 182.2 177.0 157.5 171.2 199.6 203.7 2,502.2
Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology

Gallery

Photos taken in Trà Vinh city:

  • Canal in the city. Canal in the city.
  • One street. One street.
  • A corner of Trà Vinh city. A corner of Trà Vinh city.
  • Khmer Watsamrongek Pagoda in Ward 8 Khmer Watsamrongek Pagoda in Ward 8
  • Khmer Museum in Trà Vinh Khmer Museum in Trà Vinh
  • Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture in Trà Vinh province Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture in Trà Vinh province
  • A tower on the grounds of the Khmer Ethnic Cultural Museum in Trà Vinh province A tower on the grounds of the Khmer Ethnic Cultural Museum in Trà Vinh province
  • Bà Om Pond Bà Om Pond
  • Bà Om Pond Bà Om Pond
  • Around the pond there are many ancient trees hundreds of years old Around the pond there are many ancient trees hundreds of years old
  • People often come to the pond area to have fun People often come to the pond area to have fun
  • Next to the pond is an ancient pagoda (Âng pagoda, name Khmer: Angkorajaborey) Next to the pond is an ancient pagoda (Âng pagoda, name Khmer: Angkorajaborey)
  • Front view of President Hồ Chí Minh's shrine Front view of President Hồ Chí Minh's shrine
  • Shrine of President Ho Chi Minh in Long Đức Shrine of President Ho Chi Minh in Long Đức
  • The building was built after 1975 to surround and preserve the temple The building was built after 1975 to surround and preserve the temple
  • One of the bamboo bushes planted before 1975, to protect the temple One of the bamboo bushes planted before 1975, to protect the temple
  • On April 29, 1975, a bomb exploded in this bamboo bush, damaging part of the temple. On April 29, 1975, a bomb exploded in this bamboo bush, damaging part of the temple.
  • Captive ARVN aircraft and artillery displays in the temple area Captive ARVN aircraft and artillery displays in the temple area
  • Bà Om Pond in Trà Vinh city Bà Om Pond in Trà Vinh city

References

  1. "Đúng, vùng đất này xưa có tên là Trà Vang". Vnexpress. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-12-06. Vùng đất có tên gọi Trà Vang - tiền thân của Trà Vinh - được hình thành từ lâu đời. Khi đó, Trà Vang là vùng đất hoang vu, các loại cây rừng trùm lên những giồng đất, đầm lầy và sông rạch chằng chịt, dân cư thưa thớt. (trans:Tra Vang - the predecessor of Tra Vinh - was formed long ago. At that time, Tra Vang was a wild land, with forest trees covering the mounds, swamps and crisscrossing rivers and canals, and a sparse population.)
  2. Petit Cours de Géographie de la Basse Cochinchine, Pétrus Ký, 1875
  3. "Sơ lược lịch sử hình thành tỉnh Trà Vinh". Cổng Thông Tin Điện Tử Tỉnh Trà vinh. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  4. "Đúng, vùng đất này xưa có tên là Trà Vang". Vnexpress. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-12-06. Vùng đất là tỉnh Trà Vinh ngày nay được chia tách, sáp nhập nhiều lần. Năm 1951, 2 tỉnh Vĩnh Long và Trà Vinh sáp nhập thành tỉnh Vĩnh Trà.(trans:The land that is Tra Vinh province today was divided and merged many times. In 1951, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh provinces merged into Vinh Tra province.)
  5. "Sơ lược lịch sử hình thành tỉnh Trà Vinh". Cổng Thông Tin Điện Tử Tỉnh Trà Vinh. Retrieved 2024-12-06. Đầu năm 1957, Ngô Đình Diệm đổi tên tỉnh Trà Vinh thành tỉnh Vĩnh Bình. (trans:In 1957, Ngo Dinh Diem changed the name of Tra Vinh to Vinh Binh.)
  6. "Lực lượng An ninh tỉnh Trà Vinh trong cuộc Tổng tiến công và nổi dậy Xuân Mậu Thân năm 1968". Công an trà vinh. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2024-12-06. Tỉnh Vĩnh Bình có sở lỵ là Phú Vinh (nay là thành phố Trà Vinh). (trans:Vinh Binh province had its capital in Phu Vinh.(Now Tra Vinh city).)
  7. "Đúng, vùng đất này xưa có tên là Trà Vang". Vnexpress. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-12-06. Tháng 2/1976, Vĩnh Long và Trà Vinh được sáp nhập thành tỉnh Cửu Long, đến 5/1992 lại được chia tách. (trans:In February 1976, Vinh Long and Tra Vinh were merged into Cuu Long province, and then separated again in May 1992.)
  8. "Discover Tra Vinh: The City of Pagodas, Orchards and Rivers". Retrieved 31 January 2024. Tra Vinh was called Tra Vang back in the old days according to the language of the Khmer people. It'd officially got the name in 1876 when the French ruled the south of Vietnam.
  9. "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2024.

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9°56′N 106°21′E / 9.933°N 106.350°E / 9.933; 106.350

Places adjacent to Trà Vinh
Càng Long Cổ Chiên River, Trà Vinh and Châu Thành
Trà Vinh Châu Thành
Châu Thành Châu Thành Châu Thành
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